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Fil-C: completely compatible memory safety for C and C++ - pizlonator/fil-c
  • lobsters__pizlonator@crustaceanson.theshelf.topM
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    16 days ago

    I think the key thing here is that it’s possible.

    Exactly!

    I’d expect a 50% overhead to be plausible

    My estimate is:

    • if no thin pointer annotations are used, ever: 2x overhead
    • if thin pointer annotations are used in anger: less than 50% overhead, maybe even parity

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